Bandai Entertainment
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
| Type | Private[1](subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings)[2] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Cypress, California |
| Key people | Ken Iyadomi, president |
| Industry | Anime, manga, animation-related distribution |
| Parent | Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. |
| Website | Official site |
Bandai Entertainment, Inc. is an anime distribution company, owned by the Japanese enterprise Namco Bandai Holdings.[2] It is involved in the distribution of numerous anime in North America, as well as manga and other merchandising ventures related to anime.
Contents |
[edit] History
The company was first established by Bandai in 1998 as its anime distribution arm in North America. VHS and DVD products were initially released under the AnimeVillage label, but then the company began releasing titles under the Bandai Entertainment label from 1999 onwards. Its headquarters in the United States are located in Cypress, California.
[edit] Business model
[edit] Distributed properties
Bandai Entertainment licenses anime properties from Japanese companies and distributes them in North America. Much of its anime properties are licensed from its sister subdivisions of its parent company Bandai, including Bandai Visual and Sunrise. It has also distributed titles from unrelated companies. The company also licenses manga series for release with English translation, and publishes American-made graphic novels.[3]
[edit] Fan support
As with many North American anime distributors, Bandai Entertainment offers a 'fan support' program to facilitate public screenings of licensed content at anime clubs and anime conventions.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Bandai Entertainment Inc.". Goliath. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0001127396-page.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ a b "Bandai Entertainment". http://www.bandai-ent.com/about/. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ "Bandai Entertainment". http://www.bandai-ent.com/products/manga.cfm. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Bandai announces anime club support program
